At least three people suffered serious injuries after an explosion at a home in Tewksbury Tuesday night.

At least three people suffered serious injuries after an explosion at a home in Tewksbury Tuesday night.

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Updated: 11:34 PM EDT Mar 25, 2014

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WEBVTT WHY IT ALL ENDED WITH THIS. FROM BOSTON'S NEWS LEADER, THIS IS WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 AT 11:00. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS, AND EXPLOSION RIPPING THROUGH A HOME IN TOOTH FAIRY. THREE PEOPLE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE INJURIES. WE HAVE LEARNED THE VICTIMS HAVE SEVERE BURNS. JOHN ATWATER IS LIVE ON THE SCENE TONIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THAT THE VICTIMS WERE BURNED ON THEIR UPPER BODY, THEIR FACES, THEIR HEADS. IT HAPPENED BEHIND ME. WE CAN'T GET VERY CLOSE TO THIS HOUSE IN TEWKSBURY. POLICE ARE KEEPING US SPEC FOR OUR OWN SAFETY. YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE THE ROAD BLOCKED OFF. THERE IS A WALMART IN THIS AREA RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. THAT IS WHERE THESE MEDICAL HELICOPTERS WERE ABLE TO LAND. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO FROM ABOUT A HALF-HOUR AGO. YOU SEE THIS WOMAN COMING OUT OF AN AMBULANCE. SHE IS ONE OF THE VICTIMS. AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE IS WEARING THE PROTECTIVE COVERING AFTER SUFFERING SEVERE BURNS. SHE IS ALERT. SHE IS CONSCIOUS. PARAMEDICS ARE TALKING WITH HER. FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THAT WOMAN AND TWO OTHER MEN WERE BURNED WHEN THIS HOUSE EXPLODED. IT WAS QUITE A COORDINATION OVER AT THE WALMART PARKING LOT. YOU HAD THREE DIFFERENT MEDICAL HELICOPTERS COMING IN TO GET THESE VICTIMS OUT OF FEAR TO HOSPITALS TO GET THE TREATMENT THEY NEEDED. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 9:30 THIS EVENING IN TEWKSBURY. FIREFIGHTERS RIGHT NOW ARE INVESTIGATING TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS EXPLOSION AND THIS FIRE INSIDE THIS HOUSE. WE UNDERSTAND THREE PEOPLE WERE INSIDE THIS UNIT OF THE HOME. WE UNDERSTAND IT IS A MULTI FAMILY HOME. ONE FIRE TRUCK IS LEAVING RIGHT NOW, BUT A NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE. YOU CAN TAKE A LIVE PICTURE OF THIS FIRE TRUCK LEAVING. A NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL HERE DEALING WITH THIS FIRE. WE CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT UTILITY COMPANIES ARE HERE RIGHT NOW. THE NATIONAL GRID IS ON THE SCENE. THEY HAVE TURNED OFF THE GAS LINES TO THIS AREA. NOT NECESSARILY THE CAUSE OF THIS POINT. STILL INVESTIGATING THAT. ALSO, A LOGICAL SERVICE CUT OFF. AGAIN, THREE PEOPLE INJURED, EARNS OVER THE UPPER PARTS OF THEIR BODIES.

3 injured in Tewksbury house explosion

At least three people suffered serious injuries after an explosion at a home in Tewksbury Tuesday night.